Hi everyone
I am graduating from culinary school (Johnson & Wales) with a bachelor in BPA-FSM in a few weeks and have received a pretty great job offer in a Michelin star restaurant in San Francisco, one that is owned by a pretty well known and admired chef.
The only major drawback is the pretty low salary offer: $13 an hour- which is expected to become the minimum wage in SF come July 1st.
What I am wondering is, if there is room to negotiate the salary?
I don't have alot of industry experience, in fact the only fine dining experience I have is my 3 month internship. the rest is either fast food experience from before school, and of course my education which was pretty vest!
I am wondering what is the standard for someone like me in SF, and if any of you who work in SF feel there is room for me to negotiate it to say 14 or 15 dollars an hour?
the other issue is that I am in the US on a student visa, while I am able to work this position legally, I won't be able to do to before August, which is 1.5 months past the time we had first discussed in the interview (I was under the impression back then that I will be able to start at June, which I learned was wrong) I will have to bring this up and I fear bringing both a salary raise and the later start date will kill this position offer.
Thanks to anyone who provides insight!
gejufan
I am graduating from culinary school (Johnson & Wales) with a bachelor in BPA-FSM in a few weeks and have received a pretty great job offer in a Michelin star restaurant in San Francisco, one that is owned by a pretty well known and admired chef.
The only major drawback is the pretty low salary offer: $13 an hour- which is expected to become the minimum wage in SF come July 1st.
What I am wondering is, if there is room to negotiate the salary?
I don't have alot of industry experience, in fact the only fine dining experience I have is my 3 month internship. the rest is either fast food experience from before school, and of course my education which was pretty vest!
I am wondering what is the standard for someone like me in SF, and if any of you who work in SF feel there is room for me to negotiate it to say 14 or 15 dollars an hour?
the other issue is that I am in the US on a student visa, while I am able to work this position legally, I won't be able to do to before August, which is 1.5 months past the time we had first discussed in the interview (I was under the impression back then that I will be able to start at June, which I learned was wrong) I will have to bring this up and I fear bringing both a salary raise and the later start date will kill this position offer.
Thanks to anyone who provides insight!
gejufan